JP2012061854A5

JP2012061854A5 -

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Publication number: JP2012061854A5
Application number: JP2011193169A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2011-09-05
Publication date: 2014-10-23
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-05

Claims

An apparatus for forming an image on a substrate during printing,
A first marking station for depositing a first ink having a first color on the surface of the substrate;
At least one first illuminant energy source for irradiating the first ink on the surface of the substrate downstream of the first marking station and irradiating the first ink; A first partial curing station that cures and adjusts the gloss of the first ink;
A second marking station downstream from the first partial curing station and depositing a second ink having a second color on the surface of the substrate;
Including at least one second emitter energy source downstream of the second marking station for irradiating the first ink and the second ink on the surface of the substrate with a second radiation; A second partial curing station for further partially curing the first ink and partially curing the second ink to adjust the gloss of the first ink and the second ink;
A first member, a second member, and a nip formed by the first member and the second member, wherein the first member and the second member are partially cured when the substrate is received in the nip. A planarization device configured to apply pressure to the first ink and the second ink to planarize the first ink and the second ink on the surface of the substrate;
A post-planar curing device that irradiates the planarized first and second inks on the surface of the substrate to substantially completely cure the first and second inks; Including the device.

A third marking station downstream from the second partial curing station and depositing a third ink having a third color on the surface of the substrate;
At least one third emitter energy source for irradiating the first, second and third inks on the surface of the substrate with a third radiation downstream from the third marking station; A third partial curing station that further partially cures the first ink and the second ink and partially cures the third ink to adjust the gloss of the first ink, the second ink, and the third ink; ,
A fourth marking station downstream from the third partial curing station and depositing a fourth ink having a fourth color on the surface of the substrate;
At least one fourth emission for irradiating the first ink, the second ink, the third ink and the fourth ink on the surface of the substrate downstream of the fourth marking station with a fourth radiation. Including a body energy source, and further partially curing the first ink, the second ink, and the third ink and partially curing the fourth ink, thereby the first ink, the second ink, the third ink, and the fourth ink. A fourth partial curing station for adjusting the gloss of
When the substrate is received at the nip, the planarizing device applies pressure to the partially cured first ink, second ink, third ink, and fourth ink, so that the first ink, second ink, Flattening the third and fourth inks on the surface of the substrate;
The post-planar curing device irradiates the first, second, third, and fourth inks on the surface of the substrate with the first, second, and second inks. Substantially completely curing the third and fourth inks;
The first ink is black ink, the second ink is cyan ink, the third ink is magenta ink, the fourth ink is yellow ink, and the substantially completely cured first ink The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ink, the second ink, the third ink, and the fourth ink have approximately the same gloss.

The first marking station, the second marking station, the third marking station and the fourth marking station comprise a print head;
The first ink, the second ink, the third ink, and the fourth ink include an ultraviolet (UV) curable ink,
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first radiation, second radiation, third radiation, and fourth radiation comprise UV radiation.

A method of forming an image on a substrate during printing,
Applying a first ink having a first color to a surface of a substrate using a first marking station;
Irradiating the first ink on the surface of the substrate with first radiation emitted by at least one first emitter energy source belonging to a first partial curing station downstream from the first marking station; Partially curing the first ink to adjust the gloss of the first ink;
Applying a second ink having a second color to the surface of the substrate using a second marking station downstream from the first partial curing station;
Irradiating the second ink on the surface of the substrate with second radiation emitted by at least one second phosphor energy source belonging to a second partial curing station downstream from the second marking station; Adjusting the gloss of the first ink and the second ink by further partially curing the first ink and partially curing the second ink;
Applying pressure to the substrate and the partially cured first and second inks in the nip of a planarization device comprising a first member and a second member that form a nip, the first ink and the second ink Flattening on the surface of the substrate;
Irradiating the flattened first and second inks on the surface of the substrate to substantially fully cure the first and second inks.